Part 5: Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Signed a $1.8M Publishing Deal with EMI at 17
Part 3: Darkchild: I Turned Down a Deal with Teddy Riley at 17, My Dad Wanted $1.2M
Part 1: Darkchild Started Playing Piano at 5, Knew He Wanted to be Producer by 10
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In this clip, Rodney Jerkins detailed the origins of the name "Darkchild" and how he started using a producer tag. He then spoke about moving in with former Uptown Records A&R James Jones when he was 16. Rodney spoke about the culture shock he experienced coming from a devout Christian household and being thrust into the music industry with a mentor in Jones whom Darkchild says was a "young Diddy."
